Recent News

Juliana Overmier, an adjunct flute instructor at East Central University, has been named a prize winner in the 2009 Solo Artist Competition sponsored by the Chicago Flute Club. The competition was held at the Music Institute of Chicago in Evanston.

New parking regulations will go into effect Tuesday [DEC. 1] for the visitor parking lot south of the University Center on the East Central University campus. The parking lot will be open only to vehicles displaying "visitor parking" permits from 7:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. Monday through Friday.

During all other times, including weekends, the lot will be open to all parking permit types.

An East Central University musical tradition will be revived Tuesday and Wednesday [DEC. 1 and 2] when the University Singers and community members perform selections from George Frideric Handel's "Messiah."

The Annual Community Thanksgiving dinner will be served free from 5 to 8 p.m. Monday [NOV. 23] at the Pontotoc County Agri-Plex at the fairgrounds on North Broadway.

The dinner is organized annually by members of the Human Resources Club at East Central University. They, along with numerous volunteers throughout the community, plan the dinner, raise the funds for the food and set up and serve the dinner.

The Veterans Workforce Investment Program at East Central University will hold a free Job Fair for VWIP veterans from 9 to 11 a.m. Tuesday [NOV. 24] in the Regents Room in Knight Hall. VWIP has veterans from the Tulsa, Stillwater, Ada and Lawton areas and all employers are invited. To reserve a table or for more information, call Terry Doepke or Kylie Stephens at ECU at 580-559-5852.

Shae Parmer of Ada, a history major at East Central University, has been elected president of ECU's Rho Beta chapter of Alpha Chi, a national honor society limited to the top 10 percent of an institution's juniors, senior and graduate students in all academic disciplines.

East Central University's mission is to foster a learning environment in which students, faculty, staff, and community
interact to educate students for life in a rapidly changing and culturally diverse society. Within its service area,
East Central University provides leadership for economic development and cultural enhancement.